Bust-supporter.



BUST SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION 'FILED JULY 1e. 1914.

x Patent-ed May 11,1915.

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vGOODWIN B. SMITH, F ri-i-iLADELPHi'A, PENNSYLVANIA.

- BUST-sorronrns.

Specification of Letters Patent.' i Pattenjail Mlgayjl-jl, 1915.

Application iled July 16, 1914. Serial No. 851,366.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that l, GOODWIN B. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and 4State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bust-Supporters; and l do hereby declare the following to be avfull, clear, and exact is adapted to receive and support the breasts description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which-it appertains to make and use the same.

rlhis -invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in bust supporters or brassires.

ln the present instance it is my purpose to 4 provide a bust supporter-or brassire which in a naturalA position.

Still A a furtherobject of i the invention is the provision of .an article of this class having bust receiving pockets shaped to conform to the natural contour of the breasts, so that the brassire when worn or in use, co'nduces to thecomfort and appearance of the wearer.

Another objectof the invention is-theoprovision rof a brassire or `bust supporter having a pair ofsubstantially semi-splierical bust receiving pockets, which are so constructed as vto have small, supplemental pockets formed at the central portions thereof for. the reception of the breast nipples.'

lt' is also my purpose to provide a brassiere or bust supporter which will embody the desired features of simplicity, .neatness, comfort and convenience, and which may be manufactured and marketed at a relatively-` low cost.

of asimilar naturein View, myv invention consists in the construction, combination and varrangement of parts set'forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims. In 'the accompanying drawings: 'Figure l is a perspectiveview of a bust supporter or` brassire embodying my invention.v Fig. 2v

is a view inelevation showing the inner side or face of the bust supporter illustrated iii Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken o iithe line 3 3 of Fig. l.' Fig. 4 is a detaill 'l form the bodyl of the garment with a pair With the above recited objects and others of spaced bust openings, these openings corresponding in position to the position of the breasts,` and these openings are covered by sections or pieces of fabric or other suitable material, forming pockets. ln the manufacture of the article the p ockets are preferably formed of circular pieces of fabric having darts or folds therein lwhich extend from the edge of the fabric to points adjacent the center of the circular: pieces of material.

. The materialof the pocket at the center is,

however, -unobstructed by stitches, seams,

' folds, or the like, so that smooth, small supplemental pockets are formed forthe reception of the breast nipples. In Figs. l to 3 inclusive, l have shown boththe body of theA .L

` article and the pockets thereof; as constructed of imperforate fabric material, such as linen cloth,.or the like, Which is preferably waterproof, and in F ig. 4 l have shown the pocket as made of a piece of net fabric. rTherefore, Wish itto be-understood that any suitable material 'or fabric may be employedl in the construction of the brassire for bust supporter.

Referring now to theaccompanying drawings in detail, and particularly. to Figs. l to 3 thereof, the letter A designates the brassire as an entirety. ln the preferred forni of the invention, this bust supporter is made up of the back section l, and the front sections 2 2, connected to the back section by rows of stitches 3. To the free edge of one of the front sections'2, l attach a vertical strip of fabric shown at if, this strip carrying the hooks 5, while to the free edge vof the other front end section 2, l attach a strip of fabric 6r carrying the eyes 7, which vare adapted to receive and hold the .hooks o when the brassire is in position on the wearer. A covering strip 8, trimmed and ornamented in any suitable manner, is preferably attached to one ofthe front sections 2, and is adapted tooverliethe hooks and eyes when the article is in use. The upper edge of the body portionis provided with a bindingstrip 9., while' the lower edge has a similar' binding strip 10, these strips being preferably ornamented and trimmed with. lace edging 11. 'Thefshoulderf strips for the body portion are shown at 12. Each of the front sections 2 has a substantially circular opening c ut therein,.these openings being of sufficient size to accommodate the breasts.

Fach opening is closed by a circular piece or section of fabric forming a pocket cated' as an entirety by the ,letter B. The.`

material of the pocket is, in the course of manufacture folded and stitched to form the radial darts 13 which extend from the periphery or edge of the pocket to points adjacent the center thereof, the darts terminating at the points indicated at 14.-, so that a smooth, small, unobstructed, supplemental pocket 15 is formed atthe center of each bust receiving pocket. By reference to Fig.y

3 it will be noted that each dart is made by folding the material with a double fold, thus 'making three thicknesses or plies of the material, as shown' at 16, 17 and 18, the

folds of the darts. being fastened by rowsl that when the garment or article is made up as just described, the radial darts or folds, in addition to shaping the pocket so that it will conform to the contour of the breast,

causes the center of the pocket to project or protrude outward to form the supplemental central pocket 15 for the reception of the breast nipple. In the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, both the body of the garment and the pockets are formed of rela tively imperforate material or fabric, such as linen cloth or the like, but if desired, both the body of the garment andthe pockets may be made of knitted fabric or perforated material.

In Fig. l I have shown a pocket B; of

. perforate material which may be in the nature of net, lace or the like, and in fact any soft, perforate material will serve the purpose. This pocket is also provided with darts or folds 13', forming a central nipple receiving pocket 15. lrVhen the brassire, including its pocket, is made of perforate material, this material may be knitted, crocheted, or woven, as desired, or found convenient. It will be noted that by making the brassire with perforate or net-like mames m pockets, I provide a bust supporter which will be cool and ventilated,4 and will natural-ly adjust itself to the natural position of the bust so that it will add to the comfort and appearance of the wearer.

While I have herein shown and described one particular embodiment of my invention,

I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to all thefprecise details of con struction herein set forth by way of illus tration, as modification and Variation may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an article of the class described, a.

body section having breast openings formed therein, a fabric pocket overlying each opening and attached to the body section, the material of each pocket being folded from points adjacent the outer edge thereof to points adjacent the center thereof and se-A cured in such folded position to form a nipple-receiving .'ection at approximately the centerof the pocketl 2. In an article of the class described, a body'section having bust openings formed therein and fabric pockets of perforate material attached to the body section and overlying the openings, the material of each pocket from the edge toward the center thereof being connected by stitches to formv a nipple-receiving section at substantially the center of the pocket.

3. In an article of the class described, a body .section Vhaving substantially circular breast openings therein and a substantially circular section of fabric forming a pocket for each breast, said section of fabric being attached to the body portion and having radial darts extending from poi-nts adjacent the periphery thereof lto points adjacent the center thereof, the "inner ends of said darts terminating short of the center of the pocket the construction being such that the completefpockets are adapted to conform to the natural contour of the.

breasts.

In testimony whereof, ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

GOODWIN B. SMITH. Witnesses:

ANNA T. RYAN, ERNA E. ERNST. 

